I'm struggling with this pattern. I am a beginner knitter but when I got to the green leaves my pattern is off. The pattern starts 1 green then 9 red but with 72 stitches does that mean I end up with 2 red at the end of the round. I did that and I am now on round 28 and pattern doesn't look right to me. Look forward to any help.

oh and if you want to convert it to an adult size , just use bigger needles or yarn and always use multiples of 8..so I made an adult size and used 96 stitches around, and then made it a bit longer before starting the leaves...worked out great!!

this was my first hat I used the ann norling pattern, and added the litle seeds, it was pretty easy until I got to the green and had to switch to DP needles (first time using them) but I did it, and it is SOOOO cute!!! I made it purple instead!

Vicky
I don't really tie them in knots. I just pull the two pieces of yarn closed tight and then weave my ends in and there is no problem.
I also don't switch to dpn's until it is uncomfortable for me to knit (ie, it is too tight to pull each stitch). HTH, email me if you want more info.

Which method did you use to join the different colours of yarn. My baby hat is looking pretty messy on the inside. I don't think the baby's head will appreciate all of the knots. Any advise appreciate!
Thanks

Did you use a circular needle throughout the project or did you switch to a dpn when you got to the crown? What size needle and how much yarn for a size 18 to 24 month. I love the hat and would like to make it for my granddaughter

Hi- when do you start adding the green yarn to this darling pattern? and do you have the pattern for the black woman's hat that you have on your site ( it looks like it has a brim and may be felted). It is in the photo with two baby hats. Thank you so much. Pam

isn't a SSK when you slip 2 stitches (hence the SS) and then knit the 2 slipped stitches together??
that's what my vogue knititng book says, and that's what i did in this pattern--and it worked.
nice little hat!!!

I just got to the point where I start to add in the green, and I can't make the pattern come out properly either. I wasn't sure the change suggested in the comments would work either, but that may be a math issue on my part! I'll keep trying - the hat is adorable.

Just a note. I tried this pattern, and had a problem when I started the second colour. The counts don't add up. For 72 stitches, a count of ten (1 CC and 9 MC for example) does not divide evenly. I made two hats, one with the original directions and one with the following changes:

Round 26: K1, K7 around
Round 30: K7, K1 around (a repeat of row 29).

The one with the changes resulted in a hat that looked like yours, the original pattern created a ragged and misaligned leaf segment. Let me know if you would like pictures of the hats as examples.